Spring Day - May 2012

Nat’l Aquarium Field Trip

7:30am – WCPS to meet at their Board of Ed. (Charter Bus)
7:45am - Bus to leave Wash. Co.
9:15am – Bus to load at HCPSS Board of Ed. - leave for Aquarium
9:45am – arrive at Inner Harbor
Take head shots outside; to be printed for “yearbook”
10:00am – Nat’l Aquarium opens
  • 10:15 - Teacher Orientation – 30 min.
  • 11:00 - Behind the Scenes Tour – 1 hr.
  • 12:00 – Box Lunch
  • 12:45 - Phylum Lab – (major characteristics and adaptations) 1 hr. 15 min.
  • 1:15 – follow up Biome discussion, directions for Scavenger Hunt
  • 1:30 - Adaptations in Biomes - Scavengar Hunt partner activity
3:00pm – Meet back in classroom to load bus
3:15pm - Bus departs; heads to HCPSS Board of Ed
3:45pm – Arrive at HCPSS Board of Ed and drop off HCPSS participants
5:00pm – Arrive at WCPS Board of Ed